NTEXAS

ECU

Preview not available

Edwards' 20, Allen's game-winner lead North Texas past East Carolina 60-59

AP
Jan 17, 2024

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Jason Edwards led North Texas with 20 points and Robert Allen hit the game-winning layup with one second remaining as the Mean Green defeated East Carolina 60-59 on Wednesday night.

Allen took a full court pass from Aaron Scott and banked in the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds remaining. Brandon Johnson's half court try was off the mark as time ran out on East Carolina.

Edwards was 7 of 17 shooting, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 7 from the line for the Mean Green (11-5, 4-0 American Athletic Conference). Scott added 12 points while shooting 4 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc, and they also had five rebounds. C.J. Noland shot 5 for 14, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. The Mean Green picked up their sixth straight victory.

The Pirates (9-9, 2-3) were led by RJ Felton, who finished with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals. Cam Hayes added 12 points and two steals for East Carolina. Brandon Johnson finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

North Texas went into the half ahead of East Carolina 30-26. Edwards scored 10 points in the half. Edwards scored 10 second-half points for North Texas.

---

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
30
ECU
Pirates
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mean Green gains possession)
19:43		Aaron Scott turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Johnson steals)
19:28		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
19:26		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
19:09	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	0-3
18:44		C.J. Noland misses two point floating jump shot
18:42		RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:22		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:20		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
18:04	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point layup (Aaron Scott assists)	2-3
17:34		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
17:32		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point putback layup	2-5
17:32		C.J. Noland shooting foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-6
17:16		C.J. Noland turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
17:06		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
17:05		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:04	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	2-8
17:04		Mean Green 30 second timeout
16:52		Robert Allen misses two point layup
16:50		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	4-8
16:18		Brandon Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:16		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
16:07		Cam Hayes personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
15:52	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (C.J. Noland assists)	7-8
15:17		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
15:17	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
14:56		Aaron Scott misses two point layup
14:54		Pirates defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	7-12
14:12	+3	C.J. Noland makes three point stepback jump shot	10-12
14:00		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:58		Robert Allen defensive rebound
13:38		Jason Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
13:36		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	10-14
13:04		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
13:02		Robert Allen offensive rebound
13:00		Robert Allen turnover (lost ball) (RJ Felton steals)
12:34		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
12:32		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
12:24		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
12:22		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
12:07		Kalib LaCount turnover (bad pass)
11:38		C.J. Noland turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
11:33	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point driving layup	10-16
10:58		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
10:56		Pirates defensive rebound
10:56		TV timeout
10:33		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
10:31		Christian Moore defensive rebound
10:11		RJ Felton personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
9:54		C.J. Noland misses two point layup
9:52		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point putback layup	12-16
9:22	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	12-19
8:50		C.J. Noland misses three point stepback jump shot
8:48		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
8:34		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
8:32		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
8:22		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:20		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
7:59		RJ Felton blocks Rondel Walker's two point layup
7:57		Robert Allen offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Robert Allen makes two point putback layup	14-19
7:37		Jason Edwards blocks Cam Hayes's two point jump shot
7:35		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
7:33		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
7:28		RJ Felton misses two point layup
7:28		Mean Green defensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:09	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	17-19
6:47		Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jason Edwards steals)
6:36		Jason Edwards turnover (traveling)
6:23		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:21		Robert Allen defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup (Robert Allen assists)	19-19
6:01		Robert Allen blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
5:59		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
5:47		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:45		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
5:18	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	19-22
4:54	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	21-22
4:37		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass)
4:14		Matthew Stone misses three point jump shot
4:12		RJ Felton defensive rebound
4:06		RJ Felton offensive foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
4:06		RJ Felton turnover (offensive foul)
3:56	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	23-22
3:35		Kalib LaCount turnover (bad pass) (Moulaye Sissoko steals)
3:16		Jason Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
3:12		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
3:11	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point putback layup	25-22
3:11		Pirates 30 second timeout
3:11		TV timeout
2:56		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass)
2:39		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
2:37		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
2:37		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
2:22	+3	Jaden Walker makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	25-25
1:51		Bobby Pettiford Jr. shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 3	26-25
1:51	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 3	27-25
1:51	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-25
1:24		Cam Hayes misses three point stepback jump shot
1:22		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
0:56		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:54		Robert Allen offensive rebound
0:52		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
0:50		Robert Allen offensive rebound
0:46		C.J. Noland turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
0:42		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-26
0:42		Jaden Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Matthew Stone defensive rebound
0:14	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Jason Edwards assists)	30-26
0:03		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
0:01		Robert Allen defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NTEX
Mean Green
30
ECU
Pirates
33

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+3	Matthew Stone makes three point jump shot (Jason Edwards assists)	33-26
19:24		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
19:22		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
19:02		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
19:00		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:54		RJ Felton turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Stone steals)
18:23		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
18:21		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	33-28
17:54		C.J. Noland misses two point floating jump shot
17:52		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
17:51		Moulaye Sissoko turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
17:47		Matthew Stone shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-29
17:47	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-30
17:31		Cam Hayes shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-30
17:31	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
17:15		Matthew Stone shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
17:15	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
16:50		Matthew Stone misses three point jump shot
16:48		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
16:29	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	35-35
16:10		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
16:08		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
16:08		Ezra Ausar personal foul
15:53		C.J. Noland misses two point hook shot
15:51		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
15:46		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point layup
15:45		Mean Green defensive rebound
15:45		TV timeout
15:29		Aaron Scott misses two point layup
15:27		Robert Allen offensive rebound
15:25		Jump ball. (Pirates gains possession)
15:25		Robert Allen turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Ausar steals)
15:06		Robert Allen blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
15:04		Robert Allen defensive rebound
14:54		Brandon Johnson blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
14:52		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
14:45		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
14:44		Bobby Pettiford Jr. offensive rebound
14:44		Robert Allen shooting foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul)
14:44		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:44		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:44		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
14:30		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:28		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
14:19	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	35-38
14:09		Mean Green 30 second timeout
14:09		TV timeout
13:45	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup	37-38
13:27	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	37-41
12:54	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	39-41
12:33		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
12:31		Robert Allen defensive rebound
12:22	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point driving layup	41-41
12:08	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point driving layup	41-43
12:08		Robert Allen shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul)
12:08		Jaden Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:08		Mean Green defensive rebound
11:43		Cyr Malonga personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:41		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
11:39		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
11:32		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:30		RJ Felton defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup (RJ Felton assists)	41-45
11:24		Jason Edwards shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
11:24	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-46
11:02	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point hook shot (Rondel Walker assists)	43-46
10:31		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
10:29		Mean Green defensive rebound
10:06		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
10:04		RJ Felton defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point driving layup (RJ Felton assists)	43-48
9:25	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup	45-48
9:02		Rondel Walker shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:02		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
8:42	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup	47-49
8:21		Ezra Ausar misses two point driving reverse layup
8:19		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
7:56	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point jump shot	49-49
7:46		Pirates 30 second timeout
7:46		TV timeout
7:34		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball)
7:03	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point jump shot (Robert Allen assists)	51-49
6:33	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point pullup bank jump shot	51-51
6:11		Ezra Ausar blocks Jason Edwards's two point driving layup
6:09		Mean Green offensive rebound
5:59		Aaron Scott misses three point stepback jump shot
5:57		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
5:32		Cam Hayes misses three point stepback jump shot
5:30		RJ Felton offensive rebound
5:10	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	51-54
4:45		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
4:45		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:45		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:45		RJ Felton defensive rebound
4:26		RJ Felton misses two point driving layup
4:24		Pirates offensive rebound
4:18		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
4:18		Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:18	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
3:51		Jason Edwards turnover (traveling)
3:51		TV timeout
3:29		Jaden Walker turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Noland steals)
3:19		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
3:17		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
2:49		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
2:48		Robert Allen defensive rebound
2:48		Ezra Ausar personal foul
2:31		C.J. Noland misses two point jump shot
2:29		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
2:03		Cam Hayes misses three point stepback jump shot
2:02		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
2:02		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
1:58		Mean Green 60 second timeout
1:47	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Jason Edwards assists)	54-55
1:25		Pirates 60 second timeout
1:15		RJ Felton misses two point pullup jump shot
1:13		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
0:56		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-55
0:56	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-55
0:46	+2	RJ Felton makes two point driving layup	56-57
0:33		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
0:32		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:32		Robert Allen personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
0:32		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:32		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
0:25		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:17		Brandon Johnson blocks Aaron Scott's two point layup
0:15		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
0:13		Jaden Walker blocks Aaron Scott's two point layup
0:12		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
0:11	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point putback layup	58-57
0:11		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:03	+2	RJ Felton makes two point bank jump shot	58-59
0:01	+2	Robert Allen makes two point layup (Aaron Scott assists)	60-59
0:00		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Mean Green defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mean Green defensive rebound